Adam Myers

 

 

Professional

History:

                     2007                   Freie Waldorfschule                                                          Magdeburg, Germany

Instructor                                                                                  

Taught a series of  Art Appreciation classes in conjunction with the schoolÕs English Language programs. (Ages 9-15)

 

                     2007                   Aktionstag                                                     Magdeburg, Germany

                     Instructor / Project Manager

Taught and co-organized the Magdeburg chapter of a nation-wide childrenÕs art and music activities day.  Acted as guest English instructor.  (Ages 6-12)

 

                     2000-2006          Expo for the Artist & Musician                  San Francisco, CA

                     Workshop Facilitator/Program Director                         

Co-founder and organizer of annual Summer arts program bringing individual artists and musicians together with art/music service organizations.  Designed lesson program and co-instructed workshop series happening in conjunction with the events. (All ages)

 

                     1997-2006          CELLspace                                                    San Francisco, CA

Instructor

Taught gallery management skills and portfolio reviews techniques at SFÕs premier community art and theater space.  (Ages 15 and over)

 

                     1997-2001          Center for Electronic Art                             San Francisco, CA

Instructor

Duties included the instruction of various art software applications to students and interns, project management, and course delivery systems oversight of digital art school. (Ages 18 and over)

 

2001                           San Jose Public School District                  San Jose, CA

                     Fourth Grade art program instructor during the campusÕs Art Appreciation Week.

 

                     1995-96              Island Independent                                      Langley, WA

Illustrator, designer, and co-author of childrenÕs column in monthly regional newsmagazine.

 

                     1999-Ongoing   Independent Arts and Media                      San Francisco, CA

Board of Directors                                                                     

Acts as a liaison between IAM, a network building non-profit, and various arts organizations to initiate new projects and promote cross-publicity opportunities.  Also facilitates with grant writing and research.

 

Education:     M.F.A.,  San Francisco Art Institute,  SF, CA 2006

                        Major Focus included Painting and Art History, with course emphisis on teaching skills.

                       

                        B.F.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1991

Major: Photography   Minor: Art History, Philosophy

 

Adam Myers

 

 

Related

Experience:

                        2005                Teaching Assistant, SFAI                            SF, CA

                        Taught under graduate classes in Drawing and Design.

2002                        Youngstown Ohio Metropolitan Housing Authority

Judged annual Building Better Communities Day Arts & Crafts Competition.

                        1998                SETI@Home Multimedia Intensive           SF, CA

                        Participated in a two-week web production program as a project and classroom assistant.                              During production managed the graphics aspect of the project.

                        1996                San Francisco Bicycle Coalition                             SF, CA

Commissioned for design of MUNI posters for SFBCÕs ÒShare the Road with BikesÓ campaign.

                         

 

Applications:           

 

Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, Final Cut Pro, Pagemaker, Word, Excel, Filemaker,  Now Datebook/Touchbase Pro

 

Exhibitions:

Selected Group Exhibitions: SFAI Winter Art Sale, Walter and McBean Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, 2005; Recent Graduate Work, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, 2005; The Next Generation, SCLA/SF, San Francisco, CA, 2005; Summer Olympics, Root Division, San Francisco, CA, 2005; Exchange Show, Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, 2005; Chicken Show, Crucible Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2004; Art Out Loud, ArtSF, San Francisco, CA, 2004; Pop Surrealism, Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, 2005; Reconstructive Constructivism, Crucible Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2003; Collect, Somarts, San Francisco, CA, 2003; Group show, Spaz, Oakland, CA, 2002; Cell Artists Exhibition, Cell Space, San Francisco, CA, 2001; The Future has Been Postponed, Center for Electronic Art, San Francisco, CA, 2001; Aniversary Show, Balazo Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2001; Cell Artist Exhibition, Cell Space, San Francisco, CA, 2000; Medicine, Balazo Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2000; Ongoing art work rotation, Triton, San Francisco, CA, 1999-2005; MacWorld Expo Group Show, Oaklandart.com Gallery, Oakland, CA, 1999

 

 

Publications:

 

Center for Electronic Art Course Catalog, San Francisco, CA, 2000; Frontlines, San Francisco, CA, 1999; CD cover design of The Nerve Meter, San Francisco, CA, 1998; ÒKidÕs PageÓ, Island Independent, Langley, WA, 1995-96; Mercury Rising, San Francisco, CA, 1994-95; Cover photography for Psyche Subversion, Oakland, CA, 1993.

 

 

 

References available on request.